tights employed as an aid to build

[Rod smartParticipant @rodsmart62545]

I read up Thread about the Jenny as I plan to make it as a starter.

When I read about the use of a pair of tights to pull in the hull.

Can anyone explain the technique Just to aid the build.

thanks for reading.

Rod

[Rod smartParticipant @rodsmart62545]

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Rod. No is the answer, I think!

I have heard of it but not seen it done. I would imagine they would be used as a strap to wrap around the hull, being stretchy.

As not a lot of people have posted on this forum in the time I have been on it (regarding using tights) then one would assume it is not something used very much.

Ashley.

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

I tried them once but found them very uncomfortable.

Ooops sorry wrong forum

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Tights have been successfully used with resin in place of GRP tissue to give a smooth tough hull covering.

Probably support tights are best! Fishnets not recommended.

Colin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

I can clearly remember our big brother, covering the fuselage of a large model aircraft with a ladies stocking and sealed with silver blue dope

That was about 1946, we would be about nine then and can also remember pinching a tissue covered wing and escaping to the bathroom and popping all the tissue panels with devilish glee!

Don't remember the outcome though!

Bob and Geoff

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Colin also uses wet-wipes, so his top draw must be fairly interesting.

Ashley

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Wrong Ashley, you've not been paying attention. It's nappy liners that make a good substitute for GRP tissue. Much easier to rub down.

Whether it is effective the other way round is a moot point, I've never tried it on my kids…..

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Tights are a great aid to model building………simply put them on before going to the shed and they will keep your legs warm. (note see posting regarding rules to senior moments)

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Paul

Nice one!

Bob

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Presumably the hull can be shoved down the inside of one leg of an unoccupied pair of tights. The elastic nature of the tights should pull the hull in. Applying resin, you get a reinforced coating. When its all cured, the unwanted bits can be cut away.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Colin, sorry, a junior moment there. However wet-wipes are also quite strong and the perfumed ones would similarly scent the workshop on sanding.

Malcolm. Not sure tights would exert sufficient pressure? A tubigrip would be a good one, they come in different sizes and are fairly strong. However, thinking about it, if you WERE using the tights as the reinforcing medium, they would mould themselves very nicely to the hull profile? Not sanded tights before…would they sand ok in resin?? would it matter having been covered in resin?

My experiences of multiple clamping is that one bit slips slightly, you cannot see it because of the amount of clamps/inner-tube bands/weights/books etc and you spend more time correcting mess-ups that doing one bit at a time !

Current project….mostly balsa, nothing cut with much precision, but generally oversize and you can sand the whole lot down in one go to the desired shape (vaguely resembling the pictures)..using 5 min epoxy in order that I dont need to struggle with the multiple clamping issue.

Ashley Paul……

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

To exert controlled even pressure, one of those pump up things they use to take your blood pressure could be very useful. The one they used on me yesterday was powerful enough to convert an open GRP hull to a submarine!

Colin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Colin I presume that you were at the doctors

[Rod smartParticipant @rodsmart62545]

Hi,Well can't be much on today as I thought this was a mature forum.I did wear tights in the army to keep warm under the combats on the cold nights.

So I thought it was employed some how as a clamp.

[Mike Waterhouse 1Participant @mikewaterhouse1]

I see I've been doing this model boat building all wrong.

Do your building skills improve by wearing tights?

Do you have to wear them all year round in the shed?

Does colour and denier rating matter?

Does your partner have to be aware of this activity and give thier aproval?

Should they be worn under trousers or just as the ladies do?

In the event of an accident where an ambulance is needed how do you explain yourself?

AND wet wipes too…….

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Anglers favour them too I believe.

Another model making use used to be for paint straining although it's probably not necessary now. And of course at this time of year, everyone is stocking up for Christmas….

Colin

[Andy HustlerParticipant @andyhustler32076]

Colin , i had friends who were in the falklands conflict and lots of them wore tights under their combats to keep them warm and the air was blue when a 6ft marine built like a brick out house ladered their tights !!!!!!

[Carl WalkerParticipant @carlwalker]

I am currently building Jenny, and followed the "tights and fibregalss resin" method described in the article. Seems to have worked well, you get a nice tough skin. However, sanding down the result is very difficult, and I can still see the tthread pattern from the underlying stocking material in places. This is the first time I have built a boat from scratch, and also the first time I have used fibreglass resin, so maybe I didn't get it quite right. Next step is to use some filler primer spray paint, then sand to a smooth finish before applying gloss paint.

Cheers

Ricky

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Just noticed that the yacht "Jenny " used tights in it's build

See thread below

Bob

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